Brief

Data center developers are increasingly incorporating biodiversity metrics into their site selection and planning processes, moving beyond traditional sustainability focuses like carbon accounting and energy efficiency. Vantage Data Centers, in collaboration with Ramboll, used a biodiversity metric to shape habitat restoration and landscape planning for their Lighthouse Campus in Wisconsin. This approach aims to achieve a significant increase in biodiversity, potentially reaching 60% above the site's baseline ecological condition, and addresses growing scrutiny over the land use and environmental impacts of large AI campuses. AI